World athletics titles: Zoe Buckman looms as Olympic medal prospect after seventh in 1500 final in Moscow

Australia's Zoe Buckman (centre) showed her potential with a seventh placing in the 1500m final in Moscow.

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Zoe Buckman reaffirmed her standing as a medal prospect for the 2016 Olympics after placing seventh in the women's 1,500 metres final at the world track and field championships in Moscow.

Rio de Janeiro may still be three years away, but Buckman's top eight placing has given her the ideal platform to make a genuine tilt at a podium finish in Brazil.A lack of experience on the international stage showed when the 24-year-old was checked inside the final 200 metres when she was sitting in fifth position of what was a physical race.

But despite being flustered she recovered well enough to clock 4:05.77.